Laas Geel, also spelled Laas Gaal, are cave formations on the rural outskirts of Hargeisa, Somaliland, situated in the Maroodi Jeex region of the country. They contain some of the earliest known cave paintings of domesticated African aurochs in the Horn of Africa. Laas Geel's rock art is estimated to date to circa 3,500-2,500 BCE.
Long-horned cattle and other rock art in the cave complex.
Laas Geel rock exterior
Foreign tourists with local guides in the caves of Laas Geel
Depiction of a ceremonial cow
Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also the regional capital of the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland.
Image: Hargeisa Drone
Image: Hargeisa War Memorial at night
Image: Hargeisamosque
Image: Naasa Hablood Virgin's Breast Mountain, Hargeisa, Somalilanad